Red-headed Pygarctia Moth (Pygarctia roseicapitis)

Red-headed Pygarctia Moth, a reference photo — Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Pygarctia roseicapitis, the red-headed pygarctia moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. It is found in Mexico and in the United States from southern Arizona to Texas.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Red-headed Pygarctia Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Pygarctia lorula
Chionarctia nivea
Eupseudosoma involuta
Pygarctia flavidorsalis
Aloa lactinea

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pygarctia
Species: Pygarctia roseicapitis

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